Kim Jansson

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Kim Jansson
Speedway Kim Jansson 2007.jpg
Jansson in action
Born (1981-10-30) 30 October 1981 (age 42)
Gothenburg, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Career history
Sweden
2002 Kaparna
2008 Team Bikab
Great Britain
2002-2007 Ipswich
Poland
2006-2007 Gorzów
2008 Gniezno

Kim Patrik Jansson (born 30 October 1981) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. [1] [2] [3]

Speedway career

Jansson rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the Ipswich Witches from 2002 to 2007, in the Elite League. [4]

On 16 August 2008, he crashed during a race in Sweden, while riding for Team Bikab against Filbyterna that left him paralysed. [5] [6] [3]

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References

  1. "Kim Jansson". Eurosport. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. "Kim Patrik Jansson". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  4. "Greensheet Averages". British Speedway. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. "Paralysed Jansson has no regrets". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  6. "Kim speaks for first time since accident". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 26 June 2021.